Hi, as most of you know, my daughter has SEN's and we were told when she was 4.5, that she was globaly developmentaly delayed by approx 2 years.
Her most recent assessment says that her handwriting and coppying ability is well within average limits for her age, and so are her gross motor skills. I was delighted as you can imagine. They also said that the other things they tested for were significantly lower, as she was being very difficult during assessment eg, changing the rules of the game half way though, when it's being timed. She hid a piece of jigsaw and wasn't at all bothered about getting a high score.
I think she's quite reluctant to show people how much she's capable of. She likes to be babied and often acts a lot younger than she's capable of acting.
She does have very obvious problems with her speech, language and understanding, but I'm very shocked and pleased that some areas are now normal for her age.
I was thinking of getting her a tutor once a week, preferably one who specialises in SEN's. I thought she could give us ideas of what to do at home, and advice about behavural issues etc. I thought it'd be good to have someone who can tel me if she's making progress, as I find it so hard to tell. She changes from day to day, hour to hour even.
She seems to like sitting down with me and doing "work". especially if loads of praise is given.
I think I'd feel more confident if I had someone to ask advice, give me ideas and make sure she's making some sort of progress.
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Is it worth getting a tutor for my 6.5 year old daughter?
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mummyloveslucy · 09/07/2011 20:05
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